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... I bet they'd like that. (Tom Monaghan) My guess is that these guys had these ideas — visions — struggled with them for a few days or weeks or months, and then pulled the trigger on the concept. Made it concrete. In Dale's terms they went into the experimentary' mode. They walked their talk. A few years ago a gubernatorial candidate said, You can't learn to swim in the gym. You've got to get in the water. He was right. Dale is right. Leadership is about action, not foolish impulse, but thought-through action. The Manes Theory on managing change (creating the new for tomorrow) includes four parts: A Vision (something different/new) A Commitment to the Vision (this separates leaders from managers) A Plan Implementing/Monitoring ... carefully view their organizations from the inside, you'd see very little new' happening. Many might even tell you about the difficulty or risk involved in change. But suppose we use Dale Dauten's ideas on innovation and do it anyway. I'm guessing that Sam Walton in his Arkansas five and dime store and Tom Monaghan in his Michigan pizza place probably did just do it anyway. The results: WalMart/Sam's Club and Dominos. I'd bet that they said: What if I buy goods in greater volume, pass the savings onto my customers, and treat them in a friendly fashion? I bet I can do better than the other folks in this business. (Sam Walton) What if I delivered pizzas to peoples' houses or let them pick them up here on the way home from work? I ...

... I bet they'd like that. (Tom Monaghan) My guess is that these guys had these ideas — visions — struggled with them for a few days or weeks or months, and then pulled the trigger on the concept. Made it concrete. In Dale's terms they went into the experimentary' mode. They walked their talk. A few years ago a gubernatorial candidate said, You can't learn to swim in the gym. You've got to get in the water. He was right. Dale is right. Leadership is about action, not foolish impulse, but thought-through action. The Manes Theory on managing change (creating the new for tomorrow) includes four parts: A Vision (something different/new) A Commitment to the Vision (this separates leaders from managers) A Plan Implementing/Monitoring ... carefully view their organizations from the inside, you'd see very little new' happening. Many might even tell you about the difficulty or risk involved in change. But suppose we use Dale Dauten's ideas on innovation and do it anyway. I'm guessing that Sam Walton in his Arkansas five and dime store and Tom Monaghan in his Michigan pizza place probably did just do it anyway. The results: WalMart/Sam's Club and Dominos. I'd bet that they said: What if I buy goods in greater volume, pass the savings onto my customers, and treat them in a friendly fashion? I bet I can do better than the other folks in this business. (Sam Walton) What if I delivered pizzas to peoples' houses or let them pick them up here on the way home from work? I ...